1796 – Jacob Wilhelm Lustig, German composer, dies at 89
1797 – Michel-Jean Sedaine, French dramatist (Le Philosophe sans le savoir), dies at 77
1838 – Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, French statesman, dies at 84
1896 – Sophus Tromholt, Norwegian astrophysicist and photographer (photographed Sami people), dies at 45
1916 – Gervais Salvayre, French composer (Calypso; La Résurrection), and music critic dies at 68
1920 – Maitland Hathorn, South African cricketer (325 runs in 12 Tests South African 1901-11), dies at 42
1969 – Clarence “Pants” Rowland, American baseball manager (World Series 1917; Chicago White Sox 1915-18) and MLB umpire (American League 1923-27), dies at 91
1985 – Abe Burrows [Borowitz], American Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winning songwriter, composer and writer (Guys and Dolls), dies from Alzheimer’s disease at 74
2010 – Walasse Ting, Chinese-American painter (b. 1929)
2020 – (Judge) “Lucky” Peterson, American contemporary blues, soul, and RandB musician (“The Son of A Bluesman”), dies from ahead injury after a fall at 55